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Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming in the Bond series. The book is a collection of short stories published posthumously in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 23 June 1966. The book originally contained two stories, "Octopussy" and "The ...
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Jul 9, 2024 · Of this collection, I lean most toward The Living Daylights, though even that feels a bit contrived with the “3 days” plot element. James Bond in New York feels like some notes found on Fleming’s desk. Octopussy has a good story, but its told almost entirely through internal reverie. In the end, the book is a bit of scraps and oddities.
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Before his death, Ian Fleming reportedly had intended to compile a second book of short stories in the same vein as For Your Eyes Only. After his death, Glidrose Productions followed this plan. Initially, the book contained only two short stories: (i) The final James Bond short story to be published, "Octopussy" (with agent 007 in a minor role), wh...
At the start of You Only Live Twice, Bond complains about the meaningless assignments he had undertaken since the death of his wife, Tracy, at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. It has been suggested that the stories in this collection may well have taken place during this dark period of Bond's career; the mention of Mary Goodnight in "The...
Two of Fleming's short stories were adapted as daily James Bond comic strips which were published in the British Daily Expressnewspaper and syndicated worldwide. 1. "The Living Daylights" ran from September 12 to November 12, 1966, adapted by Jim Lawrence and illustrated by Yaroslav Horak. 2. "Octopussy" ran from November 14, 1966 to May 27, 1967, ...
The 14th and final Bond book by originator Fleming, this follows the 1960 publication of For Your Eyes Only as a collection of short stories. This edition has four stories – “Octopussy”, “The Living Daylights”, “Property of a Lady” and “007 in New York”. What readers of the Bond stories will discern as compared to the popular ...
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The last collection of James Bond adventures from Ian Fleming, Octopussy and The Living Daylights features four tales of intrigue that push 007 to the limit and find the secret agent questioning where he can go from there…. In “Octopussy,” a former operative in the Second World War must face the consequences of past sins when James Bond ...
Jan 1, 2004 · This book compiles four stories, Octopussy, The Property of a Lady, The Living Daylights, and 007 in New York (worst title ever?). As fans know, almost none of these stories bear any resemblance to the movies of the same name, not like you would expect anyway.
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W. F. Howes Limited, 2008 - Bond, James (Fictitious character) - 134 pages. Octopussy and The Living Daylights is the fourteenth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series and sees the agent at his brilliant best at home and abroad... For James Bond, British secret agent 007, international espionage can be a dirty business.
